Examples of main legislation and regulations affecting commercial port operations

• Conservation (Natural Habitats & c.) Regulations 1994.

• Convention on the prevention of pollution from shipping 1973/1978 (MARPOL).
• Control of Pollution (Landed Ships’ Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 1989.
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1994.
• Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987.

• Dangerous Vessels Act 1985.
• Docks and Harbour Act 1972.
• Environmental Protection Act 1990.
• Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991.
• Harbours Act 1964.
• Hazardous Waste Regulations 1998.
• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972.

• Merchant Shipping Acts and Regulations.
• Merchant Shipping (International Safety Management (ISM) Code) Regulations 1998.
• Merchant Shipping (Salvage and Pollution) Act 1994.
• Noise Act 1996.
• Noise at Work Regulations 1989.

• Transport and Works Act 1992.
• Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).